"At this point, I think the impact is going to be relatively minor," Young said.

Sure, that's what they all say. I won't relax until Jim Inhofe checks in. Or the Green Lantern Corps. I'm not picky.

My favorite machine gives me severe moon-envy of of Pluto, which is not a planet, but seems to have plenty of, ahem, satellite parking. Also, at least a couple of million bucks of Romney family money stashed away out there, I'm guessing.

Congratulations to the happy couple. I hope their first-born runs off with a scruffy mutt from the rescue pound, perhaps one who likes spaghetti. I'm sure, somewhere, Boris Pasternak is proud that he held up under Stalinist terror long enough for his name to become sufficiently famous to be adopted by the groom in the most expensive pet wedding ever.

Maybe a bit late on this one, but Moonrise Kingdom is more than worth the popcorn money, and it features the weirdest Edward Norton role ever, and I include the one where he butchers the cardinal and the one where he wears a swastika on his chest through the whole thing.

If you want to find me this weekend, I'll be at the annual parish Italian festa, losing my money on carny games because I am a rube and an American, but I repeat myself. And so, it appears, do they.

I'm trying to like The Newsroom. I really am. But, if Sorkin wants to base a show on the theory that American television news has crippled our democracy because it is in the hands of ratings-drunk yahoos who think history is whatever they tweeted 10 minutes ago — talk about your self-evident truths, by the way — he's just going to have to do better than having his Jeff Daniels character say things like, "When Tom Hayden and Rennie Davis founded the SDS in 1968..." The Student League For Industrial Democracy changed its name to the Students For A Democratic Society in 19-freaking-60. The Port Huron Statement was issued in 1962. (I'm also not entirely sure that Rennie Davis was one of the founders, but I could be wrong about that.) Also, don't leave the final "E" off Richard Clarke's name on your fictional newsroom's chyron and, for the love of god, don't have Daniels count off a list of broadcast "giants" that includes Tim Russert. That's just silly.

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Also, and this one's been festering a while, in Jed Bartlet's acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, which we hear in voiceover at the conclusion of part two of In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen? We hear Jed say, "What began on the commons in Concord, Massachusetts." It was a bridge in Concord, dammit. It was a — singular — in Lexington or, more accurately, a town green. I nitpick because I care.

Thanks to brother Junod for monster contributions this week. Have a good weekend, ya bastids. Back on Monday with what I am sure will be a full weekend of Bain-o-rific gobshitery. Try to stay out of the sun.

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